First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Always eloquent and often surprising, Music at the Limits reinforces Said's reputation as one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century. _______________ 'This fine collection by one of the most perceptive music critics of the ...
In Soul Babies, Mark Anthony Neal explains the complexities and contradictions of black life and culture after the end of the Civil Rights era.
' If this is so, it is incumbent on the theologian to listen." --Jeremy Begbie, from the Foreword
This is a book about the music everyone loves, the music everyone hates, and the decades-long argument over which is which. The opposite of a modest proposal, Major Labels pays in full.
In this book, acclaimed cultural critic Mark Anthony Neal argues that the "Strong Black Man" - an ideal championed by generations of African American civic leaders - may be at the heart of problems facing black men today.
A number of musical misconceptions are explored and exploded in this humorous and lucid discussion of the relation between the human perception of music and traditional systems of music education.
This book is the complete, how-to-play guitar guide for newbie guitar players. If you want to develop guitar playing skills and want to become a maestro guitar player one day, this book is precisely the help you need right now.
Missy Elliott, whose self-produced work Solange does cite as an influence on her own, provides a different kind of historical link between Peebles and Solange. Elliott loops the opening line of Peebles's “I Can't Stand the Rain” through ...
Art can come in may styles and the technique to create each one can vary depending on the artist and the era. In this book, we're going to study art history from Impressionism to Post-Impressionism. What are the differences between them?
It was a good thing I could play all the songs with my eyes closed, because my mind was everywhere else except the ... He'd been approached many times for a lucrative contract, but he always said he wanted to do music on his terms.